Kenneth
William Junor was born in Toronto, Ontario on August 3rd, 1894, son of
William and Alice E. Junor of 106 Jameson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.

He attended Queen Victoria Public
School, followed by St Andrew's College
from 1908 to 1912 and continued his education at the University of
Toronto (University College) from 1912 to 1915 where he was a member of Kappa
Alpha.

At the time of his enlistment
on July 24, 1915 with the 75th Battalion, he indicated previous service
with the 9th Mississauga Horse and the 4th Mounted
Rifles. He went overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1916 and where
he joined the 11th Machine Gun Company in England. He went to France in July and
served first on the St. Eloi and then on the Somme front.

He was seconded to the Royal Flying
Corps at Reading on April 24, 1917; and was then posted as follows:

To Hendon, 1 June 1917;

To No. 65 TS, 21 June 1917;

To No. 63 TS, 28 July 1917;

Seconded to the Royal Flying
Corps and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, 28 July 1917;

To 56 TS, 15 August 1917;

To CFS, 18 August 1917;

To No. 72 Squadron, 23 September
1917;

To No. 65 TS, 8 December 1917;

May have briefly been in No.
70 Squadron, November 1917;

Served in No. 56 Squadron, 15
December 1917 to 23 April 1918.

With the RFC he served on the Third,
Fourth, and Fifth Army fronts from Arras to St. Quentin. Junor is credited with 8 victories making
him an Air Force "Ace":

Date

Time

Unit

Aircraft

Opponent

Location

1

29 Jan
1918

1140

56

S.E.5a (B591)

Albatros D.V (OOC)

Beaurevoir

2

30 Jan
1918

1410

56

S.E.5a (C9532)

Albatros D.V (DESF)

NW of Wambaix

3

17 Feb
1918

1145

56

S.E.5a (C9532)

Albatros D.V (DESF)

Moeuvres

4

26 Feb
1918

1320

56

S.E.5a (B536)

Albatros D.V (OOC)

Sains les Marquion

5

22 Mar
1918

1550

56

S.E.5a (B536)

Albatros D.V
(DES)

Havrincourt Wood

6

01 Apr
1918

1235

56

S.E.5a (C1086)

Fokker DR.I (OOC)

Guillemont

7

11 Apr
1918

1830

56

S.E.5a (C1086)

Albatros D.V
(DES)

W of Aveluy

8

20 Apr
1918

1015

56

S.E.5a (C1086)

Rumpler C (DES)

SW of Paisieux

He was killed in action
aged 24, after being shot down by
Leutnant
Egon Koepsch at Bray-sur-Somme
on April 23rd, 1918. This was the same day that his Military Cross was announced
(see below).

His grave is unknown but his name is recorded on Arras
Flying Services Memorial, at Pas de Calais, France, which commemorates
more than 1,000 airmen of the Royal Naval Air Service, the Royal Flying
Corps, and the Royal Air Force, either by attachment from other arms of
the forces of the Commonwealth or by original enlistment, who were killed
on the whole Western Front and who have no known grave.

"For conspicuous
gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial fighting. He destroyed two enemy
machines and drove down two others out of control, which crashed on landing.
He always showed the greatest courage, skill and resource."

As per London
Gazette dated 13 May 1918

NOTE: Public Record Office
Air 1/1515 has recommendation passed by Headquarters, 3 Brigade, Royal
Flying Corps to Headquarters, Royal Flying Corps, 15 March 1918.

For skill and gallantry.

On 29 January 1918 Lieutenant
Junor shot down out of control a hostile scout near Beaurevoir; the nest
day he shot down another in flames northwest of Wambaix.

On 27 February 1918 whilst
out on a special mission by himself he attacked, and again shot down in
flames, a hostile scout over Moeumres, and on 26 February 1918, while on
patrol, he sent down out of control another enemy aeroplane near Marquion.

He has, therefore, accounted
for four enemy machines, two in flames and two completely out of control
and undoubtedly crashed. In all the fights in which he has taken
part he has been conspicuously good, and has shown the greatest gallantry
and skill.